By Mike Fleming Jr
No Light For China’s Cinemas As National Film Bureau Emphasizes Streaming Over Theatrical
04.04.2020 - 04:27 / variety.com
By Rebecca Davis
editor
China’s National Film Bureau issued its first public statement in months on Friday in which it emphasized ensuring a strong supply of online streaming content, rather than getting cinemas back to work.
The notice comes just two days after Chinese President Xi Jinping took the unusual step of personally commenting on how the film industry should proceed at a time when other businesses are getting back on their feet. He told cinemas to stay shut for the time being.
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16.04.2020 / 13:57
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By Patrick Frater
hollywoodreporter.com
15.04.2020 / 20:03
Imax Has Balance Sheet "Muscle" as China Aims to Reopen Cinemas, Analyst Says
As China's exhibition sector — shuttered since Jan. 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic — gets set to turn its lights back on, analyst Eric Handler of MKM Partners on Wednesday said Imax has "multiple years of liquidity" on hand with which to start reopening its screens in China in mid-May.
hollywoodreporter.com
14.04.2020 / 18:11
Moviegoers in China Eager to Return to Cinemas, Survey Says
Chinese online ticketing service Maoyan Entertainment released a report Tuesday suggesting that moviegoers in the Middle Kingdom are growing more and more eager to return to cinemas after nearly three months of coronavirus-forced closures.
deadline.com
13.04.2020 / 22:49
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By Dino-Ray Ramos
variety.com
02.04.2020 / 01:41
China’s President Calls for Cinemas to Remain Shut as Entertainment Goes Back Into Lockdown
Chinese president Xi Jinping indicated that cinemas should remain shut while on a tour to Zhejiang province that otherwise signaled Beijing’s desire to get its economy back on track post-coronavirus, state media said on Wednesday.
nme.com
27.03.2020 / 23:23
China is re-closing all its cinemas nationwide as coronavirus continues
Over 500 cinemas in the country had re-opened their doors over the last week
variety.com
27.03.2020 / 16:49
China Moves to Re-Shutter All Cinemas Nationwide
Hours after municipal authorities in Shanghai gave more than 200 cinemas the green light to re-open Saturday, national-level Chinese authorities on Friday ordered all theaters throughout the country shut again, likely due to concerns over renewed coronavirus threat.
hollywoodreporter.com
27.03.2020 / 16:33
China to Reopen Over 200 Cinemas in Shanghai
More than 200 movie theaters will resume operation in Shanghai on Saturday after two months of closure to contain the spread of coronavirus, local authorities said Thursday. The Chinese commercial capital is the country's first tier-one metropolis to resume theatrical moviegoing in a significant way, following the lead of less populous provinces that tested the water for limited cinema re-openings a week ago.
deadline.com
27.03.2020 / 09:47
Shanghai To Re-Open 200+ Cinemas This Weekend
By Nancy Tartaglione
nypost.com
27.03.2020 / 09:15
Shanghai reopening 205 cinemas that closed due to COVID-19
After two months of being shut down due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, Chinese officials announced Thursday that they are planning to reopen 205 cinemas on Saturday.
variety.com
26.03.2020 / 11:03
China’s Handful of Reopened Cinemas Get the Cold Shoulder From Wary Audiences
China has re-opened a portion of its cinemas as it emerges from its coronavirus shutdown. But they’re far from back to business as usual.
deadline.com
25.03.2020 / 19:11
China Moving To Spark Moviegoing With ‘Avengers’ Pics, ‘Inception’ & More As Cinemas Slowly Open
By Nancy Tartaglione
deadline.com
24.03.2020 / 20:23
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variety.com
24.03.2020 / 13:25
Taiwan Film ‘More Than Blue’ Heads for Series Adaptation
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deadline.com
23.03.2020 / 14:35
China Re-Opens 500+ Cinemas As Coronavirus Cases Ease, Moviegoing Slight
By Nancy Tartaglione
variety.com
23.03.2020 / 13:29
More Than 500 Cinemas in China Reopen as Coronavirus Threat Recedes
More than 500 cinema screens have reopened in China, where the coronavirus outbreak is seen to be receding, though box office takings remain minimal as the public is mostly staying away.